Even the downhearted may be uplifted: Moral elevation in the daily life of clinically depressed and anxious adults

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 707-728

  Erickson, Thane M ^a   Abelson, James L ^b  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84866030322     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.7.707     Document Type: Article

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